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Ulna   Listen
noun
Ulna  n.  
1.
(Anat.) The postaxial bone of the forearm, or brachium, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. See Radius.
2.
(O. Eng. Law) An ell; also, a yard.





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"Ulna" Quotes from Famous Books



... Forearm. The forearm contains two long bones, the ulna and the radius. The ulna, so called because it forms the elbow, is the longer and larger bone of the forearm, and is on the same side as the little finger. It is connected with the humerus by a hinge ...
— A Practical Physiology • Albert F. Blaisdell
... transverse. The soft parts overlying the fracture are more or less damaged according to the weight and shape of the impinging body. Fracture of both bones of the leg from the passage of a wheel over the limb, fracture of the shaft of the ulna in warding off a stroke aimed at the head, and fracture of a rib from a kick, are illustrative examples ...
— Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. • Alexander Miles


Words linked to "Ulna" :   elbow bone, olecranon process, ulnar, forearm, arm bone, olecranon


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